Joe Newton
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Hi Conrad, the spikes are going strong and have paid for themselves many times over thank you! Might treat myself to some Velcro uppers sometime! I find discussing access systems very interesting since one of my elbows is already buggered at the tender age of 25! I've just bought a pantin to help, and tomorrow I have a 100'+ beech to deadwood so I'll be putting it to the test. I love climbing ddrt on a hitchclimber but I think I'll look at getting a rw for the big ones. I'm sure it'll be great in the right scenario. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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If you break your legs we gotta suffer more of your jokes while you're on the mend Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Damn, Conrad beat me to it with a much better reasoning. Out of interest what's wrong with using a pantin and hand ascender/footloop, with your rw/vt in the middle using a cord between your hand ascender and hitch to capture progress? Purely the clutter? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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You maverick Bolam. Could you get a long prussik, similar to what I use for footlocking, and tie a klemheist above your hand ascender? Tied loosely it should advance fine but bite down you'll your 3 ascenders fail. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Pulley saver if the stem is small enough. On big stems I have my line choked around the stem and a soft locked f8. This probably doesn't conform with industry best practice but if the proverbial hits the fan it's an effective means of rapid descent. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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My exact size was perfect. A masculine 7.5. Didn't even have to trim my toenails. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Cheers Spud. I don't have the kit (or know how) to go into pressure testing so I'm left with a choice. Send it your way and hope it isn't effed, or... ... Sell my two ground saws (038super and 056super) and buy a husqy 390. Apparently it's lighter that a 038 Super, so could be my day to day ground saw on a 20", but if ported could run a 36" too when needed Hmmm... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Hope you can sort it Eddie. I have a question: Recently got an 056 Super. Running it on a 36" bar. It's fairly slow in the cut and bogs down easily. I've yet to take it apart but new piston and possibly cylinder are things I was expecting. However, it has a warm start problem. From cold, no issue, but if I stop it, then try to start it again, not happening. I've tried taking the plug out, pulling it over and trying again: nada. Almost like turning it off floods the saw. Any theories? It's running a tad lean so is due a carb fiddle and new plug tomorrow am, if I can find the carb on this old bugger! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Does nobody get my sense of humour? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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You missed a few growth points. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're going back tomorrow to get the rest of them... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I do that on average 4 or 5 times a year, don't sweat it. Bloke I work with dropped his own 201t out a tree and bust the handle. A new one would be £45, so he opted for the JB Weld and jubilee clip approach. I never have any problem telling who's is who's now! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Just making a couple of American hotdogs. Caramelised onion, cheese, mustard and ketchup. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I meant mine was a poor attempt at a joke... You see I understood your post fully, and thought I'd be silly be pretending to think you meant you'd be finished by eight twenty-one. I'll stick to my day job... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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It was a poor attempt at a joke. Never mind eh? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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20:21? You work long days! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I think some of the newer strops have tearaways in them, but no, I've never tried it Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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60" means you can reach higher from ladders. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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On top handle saws the connection point is a "weak point" too Not sure on rear handles. I also connect to a "weak point" on my harness, which serves the same purpose. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Sounds like you haven't worked with a decent climber then. Its a team effort, and crashing it down doesn't get the job done faster. If the ground lads have to negotiate a nest of tangled branches below then it actually slows the job down, not to mention creates hazards. Have you got any experience climbing in a work scenario Rich? If not I can't see how you're qualified to state as absolutely as you have which role is easier.
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Utter crap. On the subject of climbing, that is. Sometimes it's easier, single stem dismantles etc, but tip reductions, large deadwoods etc, the groundy can easily keep up where the climber has to dash about. Every job is different. If you can get the van/chipper to the tree it makes life easier on the deck. There are different types of climber to consider too. I take it you refer to the "smash it out and let 'em deal with it" climber. A decent climber on the other hand will either put a bit more work in, cut smaller pieces so the lads can keep up, or get it done quick so they can come down and pitch in on the deck. My point is it's nowhere near as clear cut as some of you (probably with little climbing experience) make out. On the subject of arb vs forestry, I can't comment. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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And we get all the girls too... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Cheers Mark, they're going for around £50, so I'll probably buy it. It'll be a great frame for reference when I start wussing out in what I think is a tall tree. Is that the photo when they're standing on a board that's tied to the trunk? I'd crap myself trying to start the saw! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Bet you don't one hand that!? Seriously, what's the application for a saw that weights that much? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Pop em in the freezer Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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No squatting behind sheds either... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
